On July 29, 2005 12:27 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > John Wilson wrote: > > Grrrrrrrrr, > > > > Now I can't seem to get the wireless card in my laptop to change the > > darned channel it's listening on. I'll try to change the router and see > > what happens. > > > > What might be causing this? The channel is properly set and the network > > is restarted but the card is being very stubborn about this. :-) > > > > ttfn > > > > John > > When you are using a wireless router, it is the router, and not the > wireless card that controlls the chanel used. If you could manage to > change the chanel on the card, it would no longer be able to talk to the > router. The only time you can change the chanel on the wireless card is > when you are using the ad-hoc mode and talking to another wireless card. > In that case, you need both cards to use the same chanel. > > Mikkel
So what you're saying is that the statement in the Linksys leaflet that passes for docs that "all devices in your wireless network must broadcast on the same channel in order to function properly" can be ignored when setting the channel on the modem? If that's the case why the heck don't they just say that! :-) ttfn John -- This communication is sent to you from a Microsoft free computer running Mandriva Linux 2005 LE. There are no virii, worms, spyware or other nasties in this email.
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